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PLUG
....
A form
of
mechonicol interconnector used for quick
and easy connection
of
component
s,
such
as
phone
plug, phone plug
end
AC
plug.
POWER AMPLIFIER . . . .
An
amplifier designed to
operate
a
spea
ker system.
POWER CORD . . . .
Cable
used to connect a l
ope
recorder
to AC current.
PRE
-AMPLIFIER . .
..
An
amplifier that boosts extremely week
signal voltages, such
as
those from microphones,
magnetic playback
heeds
or
phonograph pi
ckuflS,
lo
a level that
is
usable by power amplifiers, and
at
the
some ti
me
accom
pl
ishes the necessary equalization
for indust
ry
standards.
PRE
-
RECO
RDED TA
PES
. .
..
Recordings on
tape
t
hat
ore
com-
mercially available.
PRESSURE
PADS
..
. . Felt
pads
mo
unted on arms which hold
the magnelic
tape
in close contact with t
he
heads
.
Mostly always used
in
"one-motor"
t
ape
recorders.
SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO . . . . The ratio, measured in
dB
's,
between
the
pure sound
end
the noise induced by
the recording syst
em
itself.
SOUND-ON
-S
OUND
. . . . A method
in
which previously re-
corded material on
one
track may
be
re-recorded
on another track while simultaneously
addi
ng new
material.
SPLICING
TAPE
. . . . A special pressure sensitive non-magnetic
t
ape
used for splicing magnetic
lope.
STAC
K
ED
HEADS
...
. (See In-
Line
H
eads
.)
STEREOPHONIC SOUND . .
..
"D
imensional" sound reproduc-
tion
ach
ieved through the use of two or more sound
tracks recorded
th
rough microphones so pl
aced
as to
provi
de
separation of sounds
and
heard
simultane-
ously through speakers
arranged
somewhat
apa
rt
from each other, according to t
he
size of the room
in
which it
is
pl
oyed.
TAKE-UP R
EEL
...
. The reel locat
ed
on the right side of the
ta
pe
recorder which accumulates the
tape
as
it is
recor
ded
or played.
TAPE
DECK
. . . . A
tape
recorder designed for use
in
built-
in
high fidelity music systems. II
is
encased in a metal
c
age
r
ather
th
an a c
ar
rying case. The electronics
usually consist of record amplifiers
and
playback
pre-amplifier.
TAPE
GUIDES .
...
Grooved metal posts l
ocated
an
either
side
of
t
he he
ad assembly to keep
the
t
ape
tracking
pr
ope
rly across
the
heads.
TAPE
INDEX COUNTER .
..
. A digital counter used mostly to
aid in referri
ng
to a
pa
rticular portion
of
ta
pe
.
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